Shi Niange did not sleep well. It was as though someone was speaking by her ears. Many fleeting images flashed past her eyes.
There was her father, her mother, and every time her parents went out to work, her father would sit in the car in front of her. Her mother would suddenly run back and hug her standing at the door. She would kiss her little face and say, “I’m sorry, baby Nian Nian. It’s not easy for Dad and Mom to start a business. We really don’t have time to accompany you, but Dad and Mom will definitely give you a very good and happy home. Please forgive Dad and Mom for not having enough time to accompany you…”
At that time, the little Shi Niange was in her mother’s arms. She pressed her little face against her mother’s face. “Mommy, it’s okay. I still have many little friends.”
Her mother would kiss her, hug her, and then leave.
So this time, Mom was only going out with Dad to work. Mom would still wake up. She would kiss her, hug her, and say, ‘Sorry, baby. Mom won’t be so busy in the future. Mom will accompany you more in the future. Mom will always be by your side.’
Her mother would stand at her wedding and watch as she and her favorite person walked into the aisle arm in arm.
There seemed to be someone speaking in her ears, but she couldn’t hear clearly. It was a mess.
Shi Niange frowned in a daze. She was unwilling to be woken up. Her mother was still in her dream. She was still smiling at her and sitting in the cafe opposite the school, waiting for her and Qin Siting to chat with her…
“CEO Xiao, thank you so much. It’s a good thing that you were in America when such a thing happened to the Shi family. Otherwise, our company and the hospital would have been too busy.”
Someone was speaking at the side. It seemed to be Xiao Da’s voice. “It’s fine, it’s fine. Isn’t it almost the new year? Something happened in the bar I opened a while ago. It just stopped. The few of us came to the United States for a vacation. When we heard that something happened to the Shi family, we rushed over to take a look. Sigh, I didn’t expect to see Nian Nian faint the moment we came. The incident with Auntie Shi must have given her quite a shock…”
Bar? Xiao Da? Xiao Da isn’t CEO Xiao either… Who is CEO Xiao…
She wanted to continue sleeping. She wanted her mother to kiss and hug her.
“Is Nian Nian awake?”
“She’s still sleeping, isn’t it? Didn’t the doctor say that her blood pressure has always been very low? In the end, when Auntie Shi met with an accident, she rushed over overnight and suffered too much stimulation. All of a sudden, her blood pressure soared too high, causing her to temporarily lose consciousness? Let her sleep for a while more. Leave the matters here to us. The Shi family can only handle the company by themselves. We’re here in the hospital. Don’t worry.”
“Ai…”
So noisy.
Shi Niange kept wanting to continue sleeping, but she could not sleep at all. She gradually walked out of the chaos. When she opened her eyes, she felt that it was somewhat glaring. She closed her eyes again.
There seemed to be someone by the bedside who raised his hand and turned off the brightest lamp in front of the bed, leaving behind the dim lamp. She paused for a moment before opening her eyes.
Before she could see the person by the bed clearly, a figure suddenly walked over. “Are you awake? Nian Nian? Are you awake? Can you hear me? I’m Xiao Da, your Brother Da!”
Shi Niange glanced at Xiao Da, and the focus in her eyes gradually gathered. She gradually saw the person by the bed. Xiao Luye was sitting by the bed, watching her. Xiao Da was also looking at her with a worried expression.
This should be a very luxurious VIP ward. Everything in the room was similar to the rooms in a high-class hotel. She had never been to the United States and did not know what the hospital’s medical environment was like here. She did not know what the hospital’s ward was like and did not care about these things. She closed her eyes again and opened them again to see that her aunt was also here.
“Nian Nian, are you feeling better? Previously, your heart was too stimulated. Your blood pressure suddenly shot up. Your body couldn’t take it, so you suddenly fainted. The doctor said that there wouldn’t be any big problems, so we didn’t get anyone to give you an injection. We just let you lie down and rest for a few hours. How do you feel now?” her aunt asked in concern.
Shi Niange did not speak. She looked at the words in the ward and finally shifted her gaze onto her aunt’s face. “Where’s my mother?”
Her aunt looked at her with heartache. “Nian Nian, you’ve already grown up. I’m as sad as you are, but some things happen. You have to accept reality.”
Shi Niange closed her eyes and did not speak for a long time.
“All right, Aunt Shi, leave this to us. Go busy yourself with other things first,” Xiao Luye said.
Her aunt nodded. “One of Nian Nian’s father’s legs has been destroyed. Everyone in the company knows about it. It has already exploded. A few of our people have already gone, but we haven’t been able to stabilize it. I have to go to Nian Nian’s father’s side to take care of him. Then, CEO Xiao, Nian Nian will really have to trouble you. Thankfully, she still has friends like you who grew up with her.”
Xiao Luye nodded politely.
Even after her aunt left, Shi Niange still lay there with her eyes closed and did not speak.
Xiao Da leaned over to look at her, then looked at Xiao Luye. “Why don’t we let Nian Nian sleep for a while longer? She really doesn’t look good.”
Xiao Luye lowered his eyes to look at Shi Niange, with her closed eyes. “Open your eyes and talk for a while. It’s useless to be too depressed when such a thing happens, especially now that the Shi family’s situation is unstable. You’re their only daughter. You don’t have much time to heal yourself. At most, a few directors and management members of Shida Group will come looking for you. Your aunt and the rest can’t hold them down.”
Shi Niange felt that what Xiao Luye was saying to her was like the language of another world. She could not understand it.
She opened her eyes and looked at him. Xiao Luye just looked into her eyes. “Nian Nian, you should grow up.”
Xiao Da poured a cup of hot water over. When he saw that Shi Niange was still lying there with a numb expression, he clicked his tongue. “We’ll help take care of Auntie’s funeral. However, there has been a group of wolves eyeing Shida Group for so many years. It can be said that your aunt and uncles can’t help you much from the point of view of kinship. But after the hospital’s matters are settled, they will also stand on the wolves’ side. How much is Shida Group worth now? It seems like there aren’t many liquid funds. Your parents must have been under a lot of pressure for so many years and have only maintained a superficial peace. Now that something has happened, your company definitely can’t hold on. Ah Ye is right, Nian Nian, you really don’t have much time to be sad.”
Speaking up to this point, Xiao Da put down the glass of water and became serious for once. “Don’t count on these relatives of yours. They can’t wait to settle their funeral matters and immediately start discussing the shares distribution. Earlier, I heard your uncle-in-law talking to someone on the phone about this matter. The only one who has some feelings for you is your aunt, but she can’t suppress anything.”
